Books
‘My father was my first dictator’: activist Loubna Mrie on oppression, murder and escape from Assad’s Syria
In her raw new memoir, the campaigner reveals how her political awakening came at a horrifying cost to her and those she loved – and why, even so, she still believes in the power of defiance, writes Natasha Walter
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Political writer Ash Sarkar: ‘This one's really going to get me into trouble...’
The author of Minority Rule answers the Nerve Q&A - on why she's not despondent about politics, the appeal of Zack Polanski and why 'handwash only' means what it says. Interview by Ursula Kenny
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The Turkish writer and thinker Ece Temelkuran: ‘We're going through a political crisis, but also a moral crisis’
The exiled author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism, returns with a new book exploring how dissidents can find new communities. She talks about resilience, the comfort of trees and why the future is female. Interview by Hephzibah Anderson
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'There has to be a way to actively oppose these thugs without losing ourselves': novelist George Saunders on life in America now
The Booker prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, whose new novel imagines the last hours of an oil tycoon, talks to Dorian Lynskey about Trump, truth and how to reconcile empathy with political opposition
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The Nerve's Best Books of 2025
From a moving rumination on class to a gripping novel about desire, our team of writers and editors each recommend a title they’ve loved over the past 12 months – and one they’re hoping to get for Christmas
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The Recommender: Derek Owusu
The fast-rising British novelist on his latest art and culture discoveries
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